After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 57
Of course, Van Gundy didn't really want Li Chengming to play the organization position, and he couldn't do that job well.

After all, in terms of control and movement, Li Chengming is really average. He is better at low-post singles to attract the defense and then score the ball, which is different from organizing offense.

However, Van Gundy obviously believes in his ability to distribute the ball after training, so he is going to let him pass the ball to him on the wing and Howard's side or as a receiving point.

The big Z on the Cavaliers side is now off the court, and there is no big center in the penalty area, which is good for Howard. He can give full play to his matchup advantages, and then attract outside double-teams or pass the ball to Li Chengming, Li Chengming With three-point ability, there is still a certain amount of open space.

Although this is not Li Chengming's best and favorite style of play, it is the most helpful to the team and can be regarded as playing another part of his strengths.

The Magic played a little easier here, but the Cavaliers still couldn't defend, or in other words, they didn't formulate a corresponding defensive strategy at all.

After Howard holds the ball in the three-second zone, there is no way to limit him alone, but if he just double-teams, the Magic's outside line will immediately punish them, and Howard will smash the penalty area that does not double-team the Cavaliers.

This is Howard's current power. Although he is technically rough compared to a classical center like Dayao, he can play three tricks and hit singles and dunks along the air, but as long as he gets it under the basket The ball, basically only a foul can stop him from putting the ball in the basket.

Especially when he is in good form, Howard is obviously in good form today, which also increases his deterrence.

In the middle, Li Chengming made one of two three-pointers and an 18-foot iron-blooded jumper, all of which were opportunities after receiving a pass from Howard.

Although Li Chengming's reputation is not small now, and the limelight among this year's rookies is only a few, the opponent team will generally choose to let him go, just betting that his hands are unstable and his heart is not stable. Not hard enough.

However, Li Chengming felt that he might be born with a big heart, and he was not afraid of hitting the iron or taking the blame at all, so he shot directly when he had the opportunity.

Van Gundy also appreciates his decisive attitude. Of course, the premise is that he can score. If he can't score, he is not decisive or an idiot, and he can only sit on the bench.

And after Li Chengming showed his shooting ability, the Cavaliers also began to take a close look at him and dared not let him go easily. Lewis also didn't dare to let him go. They let Howard overwhelm the inside, Dwayne Jones quickly two After committing a foul, after Big Z came on the court, he could only slightly restrict one-on-one, but he still couldn't stop Howard, and he quickly paid for a foul.

After playing like this for more than three minutes, the Cavaliers did not allow the Magic to open up too many points under the leadership of James, especially during this period of time when James finally found Li Chengming...to play a pick-and-roll.

Well, that's right, logically speaking, as an outsider, James should have a dislocation advantage when playing against Li Chengming, but watching him move around his crotch, when Li Chengming felt dizzy and didn't rush in, Only then did he suddenly realize that this guy is not very good at sudden development.

What is sudden?

Directly use skills such as speed or change of direction to surpass others. When Li Chengming was watching the Americas Championship, Kobe did not miss the perimeter of those teams.

But to say that James is indeed faster than Li Chengming, but Li Chengming will not be completely thrown off by him, and then he has to prevent himself from falling into the Magic's defensive pocket.

As for technology, how this guy's skills are is another story, but the way he dribbles is really ugly.

However, he was able to score after the pick-and-roll, and another weakness of Li Chengming's defense was also caught. He was not good at defending the pick-and-roll.

Or it can be said that he actually has a headache for outside defense. If he encounters a better outside shot, he doesn't need to break through. He directly picks and rolls and then pulls out the space to shoot. Throw him to death.

James obviously still has flaws in shooting. He didn't dare to try more because he couldn't guarantee the efficiency of COSCO shooting. He still used the safest way to score, that is, after the pick-and-roll with the guard, he misplaced and singled out the Magic's small guard.

The efficiency of this style of play is guaranteed, and it is easy to attract the defense and pass the ball.

Li Chengming couldn't help muttering in his heart when he looked at it. He finally knew how some of his stats came from. If he did this, he could also get a lot of assists.

However, the pick-and-roll is the most basic tactic in the game, and it is also a skill to be good at using it.

Among other things, the Jazz is the most typical pick-and-roll team. Whether it was the black and white double evil era or later Deron, Boozer, Sloan used the pick-and-roll to win the world. Talk about martial arts, right?
The Jazz were able to win Texas Xiaoqiang in the playoffs last season, that is to say, relying on this pick and roll, Okura went outside and Dayao couldn't defend, and Boozer's paint area was only 1.9 meters eight. Hayes couldn't limit it. In the end, he was directly worn to death by this kite play.

However, when Li Chengming left the field and there were more than three minutes before the end of halftime, the Magic still led by 7 points, because they couldn't defend the opponent. If they played against each other, the Magic were generally more efficient than the opponent.

This lead has been maintained until the end of the second quarter. Nelson is in good form today. Like Howard, Howard attracted the defense after the pick-and-roll, allowing him to easily break through the basket and score consecutively. He also assisted Bogans in the corner to hit a three-pointer.

Even though Gibson on the opposite side had a good three-pointer today, he never missed a shot, and James began to frequently hit the basket to retaliate, but he couldn't close the point difference.

There was another time when Larry Hughes gave the Magic a fast break opportunity after a missed shot, leading 57:49 after halftime to 8 points.

Larry Hughes played a disaster in the first half today, and it is also the most important reason why the Cavaliers can't start the situation, because the Magic can't actually restrain James.

This guy's misplaced singles efficiency after the pick-and-roll is no worse than Howard's. In the first half, he scored 15 points on 9 of 24 shots, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. A triple-double is imminent.

Moreover, Big Z and Gooden were attacking inside, and Howard couldn't completely block it by himself.

Lewis is actually a bit soft, he can't match Gooden defensively, and Howard dare not let go of Big Z. In the first half, Lewis sent Gooden to the free throw line three times, and in the last minute he had to After changing the field, Li Chengming came up and played for 1 minute.

In fact, in other words, it is precisely because of the variable of Li Chengming that the Magic has always had a faint advantage in this field. Otherwise, the strength of the two teams is not much different from today's state.

After all, although Larry Hughes is attacking and stretching his hips, on the defensive end, his entanglement and restrictions on Turkoglu are still in place, and the two are actually a match.

……

Back in the visiting team's locker room during the halftime break, Li Chengming saw Howard browsing on his phone again. When he was happy, he liked to watch news and commentary at halftime, and liked to see others praise him.

上半场他出战22分钟，投篮10中7、罚球8中6也拿到了20分，一力抵“詹皇”。

Howard performed very well on the free throw line today. In the first half, the Cavaliers actually used the shark-slashing tactic, but seeing him making 4 of 3 free throws, he dared not use it easily.

Of course, even if they don't use foul tactics, sometimes they can't stop Howard if they don't foul, so as long as Howard is willing and the referee gives face, free throws are absolutely indispensable after a game.

"If Dwight can stay like this, or have a killer free throw..."

Howard's face darkened slightly when he read this comment. Since he entered the league, Dayao has been his nemesis.

"Hey, it won't be long before we hit Houston, and you're going to meet your fellow countryman, Lee, are you ready?"

Li Chengming suddenly said strangely: "I don't match him..."

As long as there is nothing wrong with Van Gundy, it is impossible for him to play the fifth position, let alone defend Dayao.

If it was an offense, since Dayao couldn't defend against it, he still had the confidence to fight.

After all, Dayao's height of [-] meters is there. In fact, the big Z facing today can also be treated as the establishment of Thuania Dayao to a certain extent, and his height can make up for his lack of wingspan.

However, the playing time of this big Z is much less than that of Yao. With such a big body, he played less than 30 minutes in a game. Today, he played more because of the anxious watching of the game.

Howard immediately snorted and said, "How do you think I usually treat you?"

"Um, it's not bad..."

Howard deliberately said with a tiger face: "The younger brother, shouldn't he help the boss share a little?"

"Of course I am willing, but..." Li Chengming spread his hands, as if he said helplessly, "Doesn't it depend on the coach's arrangement?"

Howard pouted immediately, secretly scolding Li Chengming for his lack of loyalty.

But that's what he said. In fact, with the spirit of Warcraft, although he often suffers from the little giant, he also has the pride of being the "first center forward" in active service. Even if Li Chengming really wants to help him when the time comes will refuse.

Speaking of which, if it wasn't for this, he might not have been so miserable by Dayao before.

Because the two are in different divisions, there are only two games against each other in the regular season each season. In the five contests in the past three seasons, Howard has only won the game once, and the statistics are slightly better. Losing, the personal data is not as good as Dayao.

This is why everyone in China says that Dayao is the nemesis of Warcraft. Of course, Dayao has already entered the peak, and Howard, the number one high school student, has fully adapted to the intensity of the NBA after his rookie period. Last season, he gradually realized his talent.

Calling him "the number one center" was just some media bragging before, but starting from this season, Howard has gradually become worthy of this title, whether he is an individual or a team leader.

So if both of them are not affected by injuries, their contest in the next few years will be the biggest attraction.

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